The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-16
PROCLAmATKoN.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

CHARLESTON, March 9th, 1887.
/, e. w. Wilson, Governor of the
State of West Virginia, under and
by virtue of section seven, of Ar
ticle VII of of the Constitutional
said State, which provides that,
THE Governor may, on extraord-
mary occasions convene, at his own
instance, the Legislature; but when
so convened it shall enter upon no
business except that stated in the
proclamation by which it was call
ed together"
Do issue this my proclamation to
convene the Legislature of said
State, at the Seat of Government,
at Charleston, on the third Wed
nesday in April, AID. 1887, to con
slider and act upon the following
subjects of Legislative business to
wit:
/. To make appropriations of
public money to pay general char
ges upon the treasury.
Ii. To make appropriations of
public money to pay members of
the Legislature, and for salaries of
the officers of the government, in
pursuance of the forty second sec
ton of the sixth Article of the Con-
stitution.
III. To protect the public treas
ury against unnecessary expendi-
lures by
1. Regulating the costs, charges
and proceedings, in criminal cases
before Justices of the Peace and
Circuit Courts.
2 Providing for, and limiting the
allowances for the maintenance of
lunatics in Jail.
w. To carry into effect section
nine of Article XII of the Constitu-
tion, which provides that, "Rail.
roads heretofore constructed, or
that may hereafter be constructed
in this State, are hereby declared
public highways and shall be free
to all persons for the transporta-
ton of their persons and property
thereon, under such regulations as
shall be prescribed by law; and the
Legislature shall from time TO time,
pass laws, applicable to all rail-
road corporations in the State, es-
tablishing reasonable maximum
rates of charges for the transporta
ton of passengers and freights, and
providing for the correction of
abuses, the prevention of unjust
determinations between through
and local or way freights and pass
enger tariffs. and for the protection
of the just rights of the public, and
shall enforce such laws by adeau-
ate penalties"
And to provide for securing such
relief to the people of this State as
may be had from the Act, recently
ly passed by Congress, entitled
"An Act to Regulate Commerce. u
V. To prohibit railroad compan-
les from carrying or conveying pub.
lie officers over their roads, free of
charge, or at less charge than the
usual rate for other persons, and to
abolish absolutely, the free pass
system.
VI. To prohibit railroad com
?anies from carrying or conveying
delegates to political conventions
over their roads free of charge. or at
a less charge than is made for all
other such delegates to such con
sentions; and to define what shall
constitute a political convention.
/ VII. To prohibit the use of mon.
ey and all other improper, fraud.
ulent and corrupt means to secure
nominations, by political parties,
or election to public office.
! VIII tn provide for the accept
ance and confirmation of the re-
ports of the joint boundary commits
sion on the boundary lines between
West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
j TX. To provide for establishing
the boundary line between West
Virginia and Maryland.
! \ To provide for establishing